Her soothing voice and blue-eyed gaze touched with a loving caress, so tangible were the affections she held in her heart.
Her dependent status in relation to the adjacent portrait of her husband is signaled by the carnation she holds up — a symbol of marital affection.
Representative Alcee L. Hastings, a black Broward County Democrat, said that Mr. Gore was not regarded by blacks with the same affection they held for Mr. Clinton.
Most American drivers, stuck on an outmoded image of clattering, smoke-belching sedans, still regard diesels with the same affection they hold for rude in-laws: whatever their attractions, few are invited for long stays.
Even so, she's not at all convinced by the affection in which she is held.
"Observe the world with desperate affection," she wrote in the 70's.
While he held her three daughters, Mary Ann, Lily and Sandy, in the highest regard and with much affection, Sandy held a piece of his heart.
The boy's Indian nanny holds him with the affection and assurance that appears to be coded into the DNA of women in this part of the world, but the anxiety etched on her features suggests that what has disturbed the boy is of far greater gravity than an interrupted nap or an attack of colic.
She holds their title but not – for the moment – the affection of Australians.
A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said, "The funeral will contain the usual elements of a Royal funeral, and in particular elements to reflect the affection with which the Princess was held". It is expected that members of both families would visit the Chapel Royal to see the light wood coffin, but no details were being announced.
She crosses her long arms and holds her shoulders softly, as though filling the blank of affection she wishes were coming from me.
